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Where does “neuroapoptosis” come from?

neuroapoptosis (English) comes from English apoptosis, from Ancient Greek ἀπόπτωσις, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

neuroapoptosis (English): The apoptosis of neurons

Definitions

  1. The apoptosis of neurons

Ancestry of “neuroapoptosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapoptosisA process of programmed cell death by which cells...
2Ancient Greekἀπόπτωσιςa falling off or away; falling of things that...
3Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
4Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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